Children's food, care and the practices of da pei in urban China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3242548 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xiaodong Lin (0000-0001-9722-8607, University of Warwick, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 863-879 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00380261251347755 |
| OpenAlex | W4412384476 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
This article contributes to the growing sociological discussion on changing family relations in China. By conceptualizing da pei as a critical lens, it advances the emerging discussion of the interplay between food as materiality of care and intergenerational relations. Through critical engagement with a group of mothers' food narratives in Hangzhou, the article explains how parents in China negotiate their responsibilities and expectations of good care through their everyday food practices. The article highlights the importance of thinking with 'culture' as an analytical tool to interpret the evolving landscapes of intergenerational care relations in urban China. In addition to examining the factors that influence family food choices and practices, the article identifies three layers of meaning in the mothers' articulation of da pei : as ethical and moral choices, as practices of compromise and as practices for supplementation and collaboration. It argues for the need to engage with the ethics of care and values of everyday life to uncover the underlying tensions and power dynamics that shape the emerging forms of intergenerational relations explored in this monograph
Aesthetics · Articulation (sociology) · China · Compromise · Environmental ethics · Materiality (auditing) · Narrative · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Gender Studies · Law · Rural development and sustainability
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Placing care in times of austerity
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Family Displays and Personal Lives
The Rise of Maternal Grandmother Child Care in Urban Chinese Families
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |